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Djokovic's opponent made five double faults in one game

Published:2023-09-04 By Vy Anh(MetaSports) Comments
America's Borna Gojo lost the game because of five double faults, losing to Novak Djokovic 2-6, 5-7, 4-6 in the fourth round of the US Open on September 3.

At the beginning of the second set, Gojo won the ball game and led 2-0. If you keep the next communication game, the Croatian player will take a 3-0 lead and have a chance to win the set against his senior. But he made five double errors, including two consecutive errors when the score was 40-40, leading to losing the game and allowing Nole to shorten the score to 1-2.

In the remaining games of the match, Gojo only made a total of three double errors. The mistake in the game immediately after taking the lead in the second set made the 25-year-old player unable to regain the game. Gojo lost 0-3 in his first meeting with Nole and stopped in the fourth round - the best record of the Croatian player in a Grand Slam.

Before meeting Djokovic, Gojo won six consecutive matches at the US Open, including three qualifying matches. In the first three main rounds, he did not lose any match game. But when they met Nole, Gojo soon lost two games and lost the first set 6-2.

In the match, Djokovic only made 12 unforced errors, Gojo made 40 errors and was completely outmatched. "I know he has a strong playing style, so I try not to let him develop his serve and forehand strengths," Nole said after the match.

Despite being eliminated, Gojo still rose from 105th in the world to 67th after the tournament. Djokovic is definitely holding the number one position in the world after the US Open. In the quarterfinals, Nole will meet Taylor Fritz - who has lost to him in all seven previous encounters. There are three American players in Djokovic's semi-finals, including Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton.

The remaining bracket witnessed many evenly matched matches. At 11:30 p.m. today (Hanoi time), Andrey Rublev plays against Jack Draper. Then, Carlos Alcaraz met the phenomenon of Matteo Arnaldi. Daniil Medvedev faces Alex De Minaur, and the latest match in round four takes place between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev at 7:30 a.m. September 5.

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